Folding partition.



PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907;

T. R. BOONE. FOLDING PARTITION APPLICATION-FILED SEPT.7, 1508.

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THOMAS R. BOONE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

FOLDING PARTITION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907;

Application filed $eptember 7, 1906. Se a N 333,653-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. BOONE, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Folding Partitions, which improvement is fully set forthin the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates generally to receptacles or inclosures for holdingrolls or packages of flexible material as fabrics or the like, it beingdesigned more particularly for use with cases or cabinets for theconvenient holding of rolls of cloth for ready handl ng and use informing garments or other articles of wear and manufacture.

In tailoring, for example, and similar busi ncsses, a stock of cloths inrolls of various weights and sizes is kept from which to manufacturegarments, and my invention has for its object among others to provide aconvenient and handy folding or disappearing parti tion for holding andseparating the rolls of goods whatever their thickness or diameters ppcases or cabinets suitable for the safe keeping and protection of thegoods.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be brought out andmade to appear in the following description and the novel featuresparticularly pointed out in the a pended claims reference being had totfie accompanying drawingswhich, with the reference numerals markedthereon, form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a cabinet showing in side elevationone of my improved folding partitions, as in use, the partition beingshown in dotted lines as when folded and out of use. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of parts seen as indicated by arrow 1) in Fig. 1, showing aseries of partitions as in use, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is aplan of the lower swing-arm and holder or rest therefor the finger-rodbeing transversely sectioned as on the dotted line a in Fig. 1. Fig. inthe form of the bend of the finger-rod. Fig. 5 is a plan of a portion ofthe upper swing-arm and rest, seen as indicated by arrow 0 in Fig. 1.Figs. 3 and 5 are drawn to scales larger than that of Figs. 1, 2 and 4.

Referring to the parts shown, 1 is a case or cabinet of any size orstyle suitable for conveniently holding rolls of goods, which cabithesepartitions to the interiors of but held pivotally l l l 4 shows a simplemodification net may be open at the front and provided with suitablecurtains in the usual manner, or it may have glass or other style ofdoors, these matters not forming part of or being essential to myinvention.

2 is my improved folding or disappearing partition a series of which areplaced in vertical positions in the cabinet 1, as shown in Figs. 1 and2, for holding 3 of goods, as fabrics. This partition is made of metaland it consists of two substantially equal and similar parallelswing-arms 4 5 and a finger-rod 6 joined pivotally to the respectiveswing-arms at their free ends, as shown, these arms and the rod being ina lane. The lower swing-arm 5 is held pivota ly in a rest 7, Figs. 1, 2and 3, secured to the floor 14 of the cabinet so as to swing in avertical plane through an arc of ninety degrees, the upper arm 4 beingsimilarly pivoted in a like rest 8 secured to the back portion 15 of thecabinet. The finger-rod 6 is conveniently held or secured to the twoswing arms by loops or straps 11, Figs. 2 and 3, rigid with the rod tothe respective arms by transverse pintles 12 so as to swing thereon whenthe artition is raised or lowered. On account of this construction andthese means the partition may be raised to a vertical positi on or outof use by folding it back out of the way against the back 15 of thecabinet at any time when necessary, as clearly shown by dotted lines inFig. 1, the parts swinging together in a vertical plane. Pivoted as theyare the swing-arms 4 5 are adapted to occupy either horizontal orvertical positions or to be either parallel with each other or in aline, the finger-rod 6 connecting them being either at right angles withthe arms orparallel therewith according to the position of thepartition.

These partitions, it will be understood, are as well adapted to be use lin horizontal positions, as, for instance, upon the floors ofinclosures, or the bottoms of cases or boxes, as in the verticalpositions shown. In con structing these partitions or folding frames thefinger-rods 6 are preferably formed with a middle bend 9, Fig. 1, or aninward curve 10, Fig. 4, though the rod may be left straight and withoutbend, this matter not being es sential to the invention. Thesepartitions are made for various uses and of different sizes and weightaccording to the length and the weight of the rolls or bodies 3 held bybetween them rolls them or the services required. If they are madestrong and heavy for special service, or liable to be crowded by therolls, the rods 6 are usually made with outwardly-projecting bends 9, asshown in Fig. 1, to e conveniently seized by the thumb and finger forlifting them to their folded positions, this form I also beingpreferable where the partitions are used in horizontal positions. But incase the partitions are made of smaller sizes, and light, for holdingsmaller rolls or packages it is preferable to form the rods withinturned curves 10 to make way for the thumb and fingers when graspingthe rolls or bodies for drawing them out from between the parti- Therods 6 are made to project or we tend slightly below the lowerswing-arms, as clearly shown in Fi s. 1 and 2, to enter cavities 13 inthe floor o the cabinet to strenthen and stiffen the partitions in theiractive positions of use.

In using these partitions in a series in the cabinet or wherever used,equally spaced, as shown in Fig. 2, the distance between them dependingupon the particular use in each case. For holding rolls of cloth, asshown, the partitions are spaced to receive between them rolls ofaverage thickness and in case a roll is wide enough to fill or nearlyfill two spaces the intermediate partition will be folded back out ofthe way as shown in case of the third roll from the left, in Fig. 2. Orif an odd roll is yet wider two or more partitions will be raised out ofthe way to accommodate it, and thin rolls may be placed two in a singlespace between adjacent partitions, or three rolls may be put in twospaces by folding the middle partition. Thus rolls of any ordinarythicknesses may be readily and satisfactorily accommodated in a case orcabinet provided with these adjustable or folding partitions.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A folding partition consisting of a pair of arms with pivotalbearings upon a ri id holding body and a rod joined with fleXi le jointsat the ends of the arms, said arms and they are arranged t-lll rod beingadapted to swing together in a p ane.

2. A folding partition having a pair of parallel swing-arms supported bya holding body in a plane, a rod with bend joined pivotally to the freeends of the swingarms, the latter being adapted to occupy alternatelyhorizontal and vertical positions.

3. A metallic folding partition having a pair of similar swing-armssupported by a holding body, a rod having a pair of loops rigidly fixedthereto joined pivotally to the free ends of the swing-arms, said. rodbeing adapted to occupy a position at right angles with the arms orparallel with said arms.

4. A cabinet for holding goods, provided with a series of foldingpartitions each having a pair of swing-arms held pivotally to thecabinet, ,and a connecting rod joined pivotally to the free ends of theswing-arms, said arms and the rod being adapted to project from the backportion of the cabinet to divide the space therein or be folded againstsaid back portion out of the way.

5. A cabinet for holding goods, provided with a series of holdingpartitions each having a pair of swing-arms held pivotally to thecabinet, and a connecting rod joined pivotally to the free ends of theswing-arms, said rod having a part projecting eyond one swing-arm topierce the floor of the cabinet.

6. A cabinet for holding goods provided with a series of holdingpartitions each formed of a pair of similar arms, rests for pivotallyholding one end of each arm said rests being secured respectively to theback portion and to the floor of the cabinet, and a rod joined pivotallyto the free ends of the arms, said arms and the rod togetherconstituting a jointed folding frame to divide the space of the cabinetor be turned out of action.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day ofSeptember, 1906, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS R. BOONE.

Witnesses:

ENos B. WHITMORE. A. M. WHITMORE.

